GOD'S WILL IS YOUR PATH. FAITH IS YOUR CLARITY

Our Pastor was talking a few weeks back about God’s Will and Our Faith. The message was focused on how important it is to have a close personal relationship with Jesus, because from it, we not only “Hear” His Will for our lives, but we also find, test and grow in our faith as a result of it. We have to ask ourselves each in the depth of our being two questions. One : Do we want to hear God’s will for our lives ? Two : Are we then going to search for the “Clarity” of just what His will means and put our Faith and Trust in Him to deliver it into our lives ? The interesting thing is that God will often give us direction toward a particular path or purpose, only to see what we “do with it” and where we “go with it”. I have known most of my life that God had given me a gift of writing and creativity. I had a zillion ideas of what to write, from novels, to history, to children’s books. I dabbled, I dawdled, I procrastinated, and I doubted. Years passed….then I heard God’s voice. God finally had me in a season of my life where I could FOCUS ON HIM, and HE ASKED ME TO ! “Jim, it’s time to spend your time on Growing My Kingdom. Time to Fish for Men. Time to spend 24/7 with ME. SEE ME, HEAR ME, KNOW ME. LOVE ME, SHARE ME ! “ When you hear God’s Voice it is an amazing thing. I was SO EXCITED, and SO HUMBLED. “Jesus, I love you, but am I worthy ?” “ I’m a sinner. I’ve made mistakes….will people see me and remember my bad habits, and my human weakness ?” His answer to me was so simple ! “ I Am Your Lord, Savior, and King. You have given your life to Me, and in that, you are cleansed. You are a new creation, a royal son of the Most High God. I ABIDE IN YOU, AND YOU IN ME ! It is time to step out in FAITH and TRUST and START MOVING IN MY AUTHORITY AND POWER !”

NOW FAITH IS THE ASSURANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR, THE CONVICTION OF THINGS NOT SEEN. AND WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE HIM, FOR HE WHO COMES TO GOD MUST BELIEVE THAT HE IS AND THAT HE IS A REWARDER OF THOSE WHO SEEK HIM. TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND DO NOT LEAN ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. Hebrews 11: 1-3

FOR WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT. 2 Corinthians 5:7

I HAVE BEEN CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST. IT IS NO LONGER I WHO LIVE, BUT CHRIST WHO LIVES IN ME. AND THE LIFE I NOW LIVE IN THE FLESH I LIVE BY FAITH IN THE SON OF GOD, WHO LOVED ME AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR ME. Galatians 2:20

So we have to rely on our faith as we move forward. We have to believe in path and purpose even though God may not provide an exact instruction booklet. WE HAVE TO TAKE A STEP ! So many times GOD WAITED TO SEE WHERE A PERSON”S FAITH WOULD LEAD THEM. Imagine David facing Goliath. Imagine Abraham wondering just where his legacy would come from with a wife of 90 years old ! How about Gideon going up against a massive army with a few hundred men. Seems impossible…BUT NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD :) I began to write. What should I write about ? God made it clear to me that my writing had “ One Key Purpose”; to bring people to Him, not push them away. My writing is to show everyone the love God has for them, no matter who they are. To build hope and show the miracle and gift of Salvation and Faith. It would be so easy for me to share and complain and attack all that is wrong in our world. Things are messed up. Darkness seems overwhelming at times, but the Truth is that GOD’S LIGHT WILL OVERCOME IT ALL ! THAT TRUTH AND HOPE IS WHAT WE AS CHRISTIANS MUST SHOW THE WORLD TODAY ! GOD IS ALL POWERFUL. If we focus on our Faith in Him, circumstances mean Nothing. Remember….Satan’s time is short. Resist him. Stand against him. In every Follower Of Christ there is a Warrior, and also a Healer, and a Uniter. Our Clarity comes from Christ within us.

FOR WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS FOR GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD PREPARED BEFOREHAND, THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM. Ephesians 2:10

NOW YOU ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST AND INDIVIDUALLY MEMBERS OF IT. 1 Corinthians 12:27

DO NOT BE CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD, BUT BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWAL OF YOUR MIND, THAT BY TESTING YOUMAY DISCERN WHAT IS THE WILL OF GOD, WHAT IS GOOD AND ACCEPTABLE. Romans 12:2

Know that wherever you are in your Faith and Walk with God, He sees you ! Listen for His Voice, and especially spend time in HIS WORD, for it is a treasure of Wisdom and also Clarity :) Spend all the time you can in prayer and fellowship with the Father, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit. That time is SO IMPORTANT to build your Faith and to allow you to Seek His Kingdom. Seek His Righteousness. And All Else Will Be Given Unto You. May you open your Heart and receive the Blessings and Love that God is waiting to immerse you in.

FAITH AND PEACE/JAA

AND WHATEVER YOU DO, IN WORD OR DEED, DO EVERYTHING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, JESUS, GIVING THANKS TO GOD THE FATHER THROUGH HIM. Colossians 3:17